2024 National Leaders First Downs - Games Won Only through 12/21/2024

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 11 188 40 10 238 21.6
2 UNLV 11 142 83 22 247 22.5
3 Jacksonville State 9 141 65 22 228 25.3
4 Boise State 12 136 131 18 285 23.8
5 Ohio 11 130 96 20 246 22.4
6 Arizona State 11 126 105 15 246 22.4
7 Oregon 13 125 162 21 308 23.7
7 Penn State 12 125 144 14 283 23.6
9 Liberty 8 123 62 14 199 24.9
10 Tennessee 10 122 115 14 251 25.1
11 Texas 12 121 140 16 277 23.1
12 Tulane 9 118 78 15 211 23.4
12 Navy 9 118 49 6 173 19.2
14 Notre Dame 12 117 114 22 253 21.1
15 Marshall 10 115 78 17 210 21.0
16 Indiana 11 114 142 17 273 24.8
17 SMU 11 107 122 22 251 22.8
18 Miami (Florida) 10 106 156 17 279 27.9
19 Memphis 11 105 112 24 241 21.9
20 Clemson 10 104 124 23 251 25.1
20 Missouri 9 104 88 13 205 22.8
22 Ohio State 11 103 122 9 234 21.3
23 Sam Houston State 10 101 78 16 195 19.5
24 Alabama 9 100 90 13 203 22.6
25 South Carolina 9 98 88 14 200 22.2
26 BYU 10 97 105 15 217 21.7
27 Texas State 7 94 85 13 192 27.4
28 Mississippi 9 93 128 14 235 26.1
29 Kansas State 8 92 70 6 168 21.0
30 Connecticut 8 91 68 27 186 23.3
30 Iowa State 10 91 108 25 224 22.4
30 Iowa 8 91 46 12 149 18.6
33 Baylor 8 90 95 14 199 24.9
33 Louisiana-Lafayette 10 90 118 14 222 22.2
35 Air Force 5 86 12 7 105 21.0
35 James Madison 9 86 84 15 185 20.6
37 Georgia 11 85 147 17 249 22.6
38 Texas A&M 8 84 79 13 176 22.0
39 Georgia Tech 7 83 66 8 157 22.4
40 Oregon State 5 81 39 10 130 26.0
40 Northern Illinois 7 81 53 11 145 20.7
42 UCF 4 80 33 6 119 29.8
42 Arkansas 6 80 73 10 163 27.2
42 Illinois 9 80 89 19 188 20.9
45 South Alabama 7 79 62 9 150 21.4
45 Buffalo 8 79 62 16 157 19.6
47 South Florida 6 77 56 14 147 24.5
47 Washington State 8 77 92 22 191 23.9
49 TCU 8 76 96 6 178 22.3
49 Louisville 8 76 86 14 176 22.0
51 Texas Tech 8 75 106 12 193 24.1
52 North Carolina 6 74 50 15 139 23.2
52 Rutgers 7 74 68 20 162 23.1
52 Georgia Southern 8 74 88 18 180 22.5
52 Boston College 7 74 53 12 139 19.9
56 Florida 8 73 77 9 159 19.9
57 New Mexico 5 72 48 5 125 25.0
57 Western Michigan 6 72 62 8 142 23.7
59 Michigan 7 71 43 6 120 17.1
60 Colorado State 8 70 65 7 142 17.8
61 Arkansas State 7 69 77 16 162 23.1
61 West Virginia 6 69 53 9 131 21.8
63 East Carolina 7 67 93 10 170 24.3
63 Coastal Carolina 6 67 53 11 131 21.8
65 Bowling Green 7 65 73 7 145 20.7
66 Syracuse 9 62 164 17 243 27.0
66 Auburn 5 62 52 6 120 24.0
66 Kansas 5 62 45 7 114 22.8
69 Wisconsin 5 60 51 10 121 24.2
70 Virginia Tech 6 59 44 9 112 18.7
70 Oklahoma 6 59 45 7 111 18.5
72 Western Kentucky 8 58 108 12 178 22.3
72 Miami (Ohio) 8 58 71 11 140 17.5
74 Old Dominion 5 57 39 5 101 20.2
75 UTSA 6 55 76 14 145 24.2
76 Nebraska 6 54 66 24 144 24.0
76 Vanderbilt 6 54 52 10 116 19.3
78 Pittsburgh 7 53 85 19 157 22.4
78 Minnesota 7 53 84 20 157 22.4
80 Colorado 9 52 128 26 206 22.9
81 LSU 8 51 125 22 198 24.8
81 Michigan State 5 51 48 13 112 22.4
81 Toledo 7 51 68 21 140 20.0
84 Troy 4 49 44 5 98 24.5
85 Washington 6 48 78 8 134 22.3
86 Kentucky 4 47 42 9 98 24.5
86 Utah State 4 47 40 11 98 24.5
86 Eastern Michigan 5 47 58 15 120 24.0
86 Virginia 5 47 56 6 109 21.8
86 North Carolina State 6 47 68 11 126 21.0
86 Louisiana Tech 5 47 50 5 102 20.4
86 Fresno State 6 47 60 13 120 20.0
86 Duke 9 47 86 17 150 16.7
94 USC 6 46 87 10 143 23.8
95 California 6 45 80 9 134 22.3
95 Appalachian State 5 45 59 5 109 21.8
97 Utah 5 43 43 9 95 19.0
98 Louisiana-Monroe 5 41 27 12 80 16.0
99 North Texas 6 40 94 12 146 24.3
100 Florida Atlantic 3 39 30 4 73 24.3
100 Cincinnati 5 39 63 8 110 22.0
100 Nevada 3 39 22 2 63 21.0
103 Hawai'i 5 38 75 14 127 25.4
103 Wake Forest 4 38 47 9 94 23.5
103 Akron 4 38 39 13 90 22.5
106 San Jose State 7 37 101 17 155 22.1
107 Houston 4 35 21 5 61 15.3
108 Maryland 4 34 61 5 100 25.0
108 UAB 3 34 35 6 75 25.0
108 Central Michigan 4 34 39 10 83 20.8
111 Wyoming 3 33 32 6 71 23.7
111 Ball State 3 33 31 6 70 23.3
111 Arizona 4 33 39 5 77 19.3
111 Northwestern 4 33 35 3 71 17.8
115 Charlotte 5 32 48 14 94 18.8
116 Rice 4 31 53 8 92 23.0
117 UCLA 5 27 68 8 103 20.6
117 New Mexico State 3 27 26 6 59 19.7
117 Florida International 4 27 41 8 76 19.0
120 Georgia State 3 26 40 8 74 24.7
121 UTEP 3 25 24 7 56 18.7
122 Tulsa 3 24 38 4 66 22.0
123 San Diego State 3 23 29 6 58 19.3
124 Oklahoma State 3 21 41 6 68 22.7
124 Massachusetts 2 21 18 5 44 22.0
124 Stanford 3 21 36 8 65 21.7
127 Mississippi State 2 19 18 8 45 22.5
128 Temple 3 18 39 2 59 19.7
129 Kennesaw State 2 15 18 5 38 19.0
129 Florida State 2 15 20 2 37 18.5
129 Middle Tennessee 3 15 32 7 54 18.0
132 Purdue 1 11 15 0 26 26.0
133 Southern Mississippi 1 4 10 2 16 16.0